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स्त्रियों की ज़िंदगी सिर्फ़ दूसरों के लिए है? || आचार्य प्रशांत (2023)
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Guilt
Responsibility
Conditioning
Self-Knowledge
Consciousness
Patriarchy
Bhagavad Gita
Maternalism
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the common feeling of guilt among women, particularly when they prioritize their own growth over traditional domestic responsibilities. He explains that guilt is only justified if one has truly failed in their actual duty. However, most women's sense of responsibility is not based on self-realization but on social conditioning, indoctrination, and outdated traditions. He points out that concepts of duty vary across cultures and eras, proving they are external impositions rather than internal truths. He cites Shri Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita, who advises abandoning all socially constructed duties to seek refuge in the ultimate truth alone. He further critiques the 'hyper-maternalism' often seen in Indian society, describing it as a social construct rather than a purely biological instinct. He argues that a mother's true responsibility is not just the physical upkeep of a child but the development of the child's consciousness. This is impossible if the mother herself lacks self-knowledge and has not developed her own intellect, skills, or awareness. He notes that the patriarchal system is often sustained by women themselves because they have been conditioned to believe that self-sacrifice for trivial domestic tasks is their highest virtue. Acharya Prashant concludes by urging women to feel guilt for the right reasons: for wasting their lives, for lacking knowledge and skills, and for allowing themselves to be objects of ridicule. He emphasizes that the first and foremost duty is toward one's own consciousness and internal growth. Only by uplifting oneself can one truly fulfill responsibilities toward others. He encourages women to identify their real responsibilities, ignore false ones imposed by society, and be willing to endure the necessary struggles to achieve genuine self-actualization.